Engineering Manager

Careers That Change Lives As a member of the Medtronic Diabetes – Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor R&D team this Engineering Manager will be responsible for sensor prototyping, development, validation and design transfer of Medtronic’s glucose sensors.
This role is within the Sensor Development Team with core competencies in chemistry, chemical, and biomedical engineering.
The Engineering Manager will be interacting and leading a team of talented individuals in these competencies to support the design and development of Medtronic’s sensor pipeline throughout the product development cycle.
In addition to having direct reports, the Engineering Manager will interface with other engineering, regulatory, quality, and clinical teams over the evolution of associated sensor programs as well as external entities.
We look for leaders who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.
#ReferMDTDiabetes This will be an onsite role reporting to the Northridge, CA office.
A Day in the Life The Engineering Manager will provide technical and managerial leadership through competencies in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, experimental data analysis and statistics, test method development, and process transfer to manufacturing.
The Engineering Manager will instill rigor and quality in all experimentation and results, providing development guidance and providing decisions to advance sensor programs.
The focus will be on integrating various technologies to satisfy program deliverables and requirements through scientific data.
There will be strong emphasis on Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) principles, problem solving methodologies (DMAIC), analytical data methodologies, and process capability analysis.
The individual is expected to interpret sensor signal data at various test collection stages (bench top, animal, clinical) and provide scientific recommendations on paths forward.
This individual will be expected to perform independently on his/her large-scale projects while balancing leadership responsibilities of said projects and associated managerial responsibilities.
It is expected that he/she will manage engineers (both direct and indirect reports) to execute experiments and accomplish project objectives within established timelines.
There is a strong technical leadership path available for the candidate with opportunity to grow his/her scope as well as managerial responsibilities over time.
There will be communication to upper management on a regular basis through presentations and reports, and the individual must have the ability to effectively convey process and project updates to internal and external stakeholders (vendors, manufacturing, etc.
).
Specific Responsibilities include: Apply fundamentals in chemistry, biology, or engineering disciplines to drive sensor design and development Apply & instill Best-Known-Methods for robust characterization of various sensor designs Apply & provide guidance on design of experiments (DOE) to model the statistically significant critical to quality (CTQ) sensor performance output variability and main effects with respect to material and process inputs Apply and interpret characterization DOE models to establish optimal material and process input set points with respect to sensor in-vivo performance Recommend and lead feasibility demonstration for applicable test methods that translates to sensor in-vivo performance Utilize & drive technical skills associated with Six Sigma, Lean, DRM/DFSS and other appropriate continuous improvement techniques Partner with internal and external sterilization experts to develop sterilization methods suitable for product Collaborate with process, manufacturing, quality, regulatory and quality teams Ensure execution of detailed engineering analyses & documentation to support design development and support process transfer Apply Project Management tools to track, trend, communicate and drive projects to meet deliverables Promote a positive team culture that focuses on innovative and rigorous development Demonstrated mentorship and proven track record in developing team members’ professional growth Participate in the guidance & evaluation team members’ annual and mid-year career development plans which aligns with growth opportunities Working onsite at the Northridge, CA office at least 3-4 days per week Must Have: Minimum Requirements To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering or related sciences with 5+ years of professional experience and 5+ years manager/leadership experience OR Masters of Science in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering or related sciences with 3+ years of professional experience and 5+ years manager/leadership experience Nice to Have 5+ years of prior managerial responsibility in an engineering capacity Experience with managing a technical team of scientists or engineers Experience in the Medical Device or Pharma industry Knowledge of regulatory submissions and guidance Experience working in a cleanroom environment Experience with statistical analysis of data (Ex.
Minitab, JMP, etc.
) Experience with technical documentation (Ex.
laboratory notebooks, publications, engineering reports, IQ/OQ/PQ’s, Standard Operating Procedures, test protocols, etc.
) Experience with sterilization methods, development and optimization Proven ability to translate high level business objectives into tactical solution plans and execute on those tactical plans to overcome obstacles and deliver on key results Direct experience in leading characterization, design of experiments and data analysis methodologies (T-test, ANOVA and significance testing at a minimum) Experience with MATLAB Experience with Project Management and relevant tools Experience with responding to governing bodies (FDA, cFDA, PMDA, LNE GMED, etc) Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large/complex projects, aligning strategically with business needs in addition to working independently & within a team-based environment Demonstrated ability to influence and align key stakeholders drive decision-making About Medtronic Together, we can change healthcare worldwide.
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Physical Job Requirements The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.
The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
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